Masters Mantell Challenge 2025 - Lewes Athletic Club

The More Lewes AC Runners, the Merrier: Be Part of the Fun!

Tuesday 2nd September | 6:15pm – 7:15pm | Hawkenbury Way, Lewes

The Masters Mantell Challenge is an annual trail race that gives Lewes AC members of all standards and abilities an equal opportunity to win.

Thanks to a handicap system based on recent performances, the slowest runners start first and the fastest last. If all goes well, everyone reaches the finish together in a thrilling sprint for the trophy.

✅ Open to all Lewes AC members aged 15+
✅ For every pace – from steady joggers to speedy racers
✅ Free entry – no registration fee
✅ Handicap start – every runner has a shot at winning

Race Format

Start window: 6:15pm – 6:45pm (staggered at 10-second intervals)
Finish: Around 7:15pm, just before sunset
Course length: 5.2 miles
Start location: Hawkenbury Way (Nevill Estate, Lewes)
Post run celebrations: The Black Horse, Lewes

You’ll start your run on Hawkenbury Way on the Nevill Estate, at the spot where it takes a right-angle turn. After that, you’ll go up past the racecourse, passing to the left of Black Cap, then turn back before the gate, and return over Black Cap and Mount Harry to finish in the meadow approximately 200m from the start.

How to Enter

Sign up on the Masters Mantell Challenge wiki page
Check your start time – it will be posted on the same page a few days before the race.
Arrive 30 minutes before your start time – collect your number and warm up.
Run, race, and enjoy the last of the late summer evening sun!

The Trophy

The Masters Mantell Trophy celebrates the contributions to running made by Peter Masters, founder and former chair of Lewes AC, and Tom Mantell, a pioneering Lewes athlete from the 1880s. The first runner across the finish line earns their place in club history.

🏅 Trophy presentation immediately after the race at the Black Horse!

📢 Don’t Miss Out

Do sign up to one our most popular club races of the year. It’s inclusive, fun, and completely unpredictable. Whether you’re chasing the trophy or simply enjoying the run in the late summer sun with your club mates, this is your chance to be part of Lewes AC tradition.

👉 Sign Up Here

Masters Mantell Challenge winners

2013 Pat Cook
2014 Peter Miller
2015 Karen Morse
2016 Alex Monson
2017 Philip Westbury
2018 Olivia Webb
2019 Stephen Cass
2020 Lauren Morse
2021 Terry Rogers
2022 Mike Jones
2024 Harry Letton

Course record holders

Men: Toby Meanwell, 2020, 29:28
Women: Harriet Bloor, 2019, 33:01